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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoon Chung Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Faulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faulk has chosen Holy Diver-Dio as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ryan Faulk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 cm
26
151 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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169 cm
23
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoon Chung Kim! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Faulk! The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Faulk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kim. Faulk fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kim sprawls well initially but Faulk persists and gets the takedown into half guard. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Faulk scoring with strikes to the body and head. Faulk thows a huge punch but Kim dodges it nicely.
Faulk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Faulk slips a nice elbow through Kim's hands, connecting with Kim's forehead. Faulk thows a huge punch but Kim dodges it nicely.
Kim trying to control but Faulk postures up.
Kim looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Kim is looking to escape. Kim looking for submissions off his back. Kim looking for submissions off his back. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Kim controlling the position well. Kim wants to control but Faulk is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Faulk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kim's head. Kim has hold of Faulk's hands but Faulk slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Faulk is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Kim looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Kim looking for submissions off his back. Kim is breathing heavily. Faulk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Faulk takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Ground and pound from Faulk. Faulk missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Faulk scoring with strikes to the body and head. Faulk looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Kim wants to get back to full guard. Kim trying to control here.
Faulk working the head and body with strikes. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Faulk working the head and body with strikes. Faulk prevents Kim from standing back up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Faulk connects with a nice short shot to Kim's temple. Kim is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Faulk scores with a couple of nice shots. Faulk landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Kim is looking for a sweep. Faulk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Faulk looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Kim has hold of Faulk's hands but Faulk slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Kim looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Faulk is nestled in close to Kim, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kim is in trouble now - Faulk has advanced to mount! Kim taking shots to the head. Kim is trying to escape the mount.
Faulk scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kim?
Kim is rocked! Faulk lands a nice shot to the head. Oh Kim is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Faulk with shots to the head and body - Kim looks very uncomfortable down there. Oooooh, big shot lands for Faulk! Kim is hurt baaadly! Faulk is firing away with more strikes - Kim is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Faulk!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
74% |
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